I yield for the Senator from California. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from California. ____________________

when we talk about what the American people want, I am sure the majority leader--and I ask him this as a question-- is aware that there are 160 million Americans who are in judicial districts where there are vacancies, because even though…

I think you have to fundamentally reform the way USAID does business.

I listened with interest to the colloquy between my two friends, the distinguished majority and minority leaders. It is almost--and I think the American people see it as almost--a kabuki dance because the fact is, the majority leader is…

today, I am pleased to join Senators Harkin and Grassley in introducing the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. This bipartisan bill seeks to restore crucial worker protections that have been cast aside by a narrow, 5 4…

We are giving billions of dollars to these countries, but the American people who are paying for it often get no credit for it.

I have heard over and over from people that they want a government that cares more about the Haitian people than it does about itself, and maybe they have that now.

I support you on this. I just want to know how we measure success.

I have said this to Fidel and Raul Castro personally, that in some ways our embargo has been one of the best things going for them.

I understand the administration supports expanding the State Department's Rewards for Justice program to cover war criminals like Joseph Kony.

Sometimes when we ask these questions, they go--not just to you, but to everybody else--they go into some kind of a dark hole and with a feeling that perhaps there is a limited attention span on the part of some of us in the Congress. On…

I do not agree with the kind of censorship that goes on in Cuba.

I do not agree at all with their restrictions on the Internet and travel.

Here in this subcommittee we have supported USAID's procurement reform.

We got Osama bin Laden. We have long since been supporting extensive nation-building.

You have, as you continue to do today, challenged us to reform the way we do business.

to focus on exactly what Senator Leahy mentioned, reforming how we do procurement to work with local institutions

Well, I hope it doesn't come to pass. As a bumper sticker slogan, talking about these kind of cuts sounds great.

Development assistance to Afghanistan and Pakistan remains a critical component to supporting our core U.S. national security objective to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda.

And above all, by extending freedom, opportunity and dignity to people throughout the world, we express our core American values and demonstrate American leadership.

I agree with the comments Senator Graham made about Egypt earlier.

By investing in growth and prosperity, we create stronger trade partners for our country's exports.

It worries me and it is symptomatic of other places, and there is not a limitless amount of money.

I supported our mission to go into Afghanistan because the mission was defined as to capture or kill Osama bin Laden.

I want people to have the ability during normal times to be able to produce their own food.